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**In chapter 12 of the newsletter story "Alternaversity", Jenny accidentally released a "rancid plume of black smoke" (read: massive fart) on the audience during her aerial performance in the Tremorton High talent show after drinking the highly volatile Canopus 13 on the night before. The Crust Cousins, of course, mocked her for this on stage in the lyrics of their song, adding to her humiliation.

**Also in the episode "Crash Pad Crash", her engine released a puff of smoke from her "backside" when she was low on fuel
--> Nora: Looks like someone's on their last bit of ''laughs'' gas!
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* StereotypeFlip: The cousins are both mixed raced, but each has traits stereotypically associated with the side of the family she less resembles. Tiff is light-skinned, but speaks in Black English Venacular, has a rougher personality, and has more street-smarts (not to mention criminal connections). Brit is tan-skinned, but speaks and acts like an upper-class Brit. [[MetaCasting This even extends to their casting]]: Tiff is voiced by African-American voice actress Cree Summer and Brit by the Caucasian Moira Quirk.

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* StereotypeFlip: The cousins are both mixed raced, but each has traits stereotypically associated with the side of the family she less resembles. Tiff is light-skinned, but speaks in Black English Afro-American Venacular, has a rougher personality, and has more street-smarts (not to mention criminal connections). Brit is tan-skinned, but speaks and acts like an upper-class Brit. [[MetaCasting [[IronyAsSheIsCast This even extends to their casting]]: Tiff is voiced by African-American Black American voice actress Cree Summer and Brit by the Caucasian English actress Moira Quirk.

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* TheDogBitesBack: Their intro episode has them BrainwashedAndCrazy and attacking Mrs. Wakeman. They all seem at least somewhat cognizant of the situation and are gleeful at the chance to get revenge against their [[ParentalNeglect neglectful mother.]]

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* TheDogBitesBack: Their intro final episode (and the unofficial final episode of the series) has them BrainwashedAndCrazy and attacking Mrs. Wakeman. They all seem at least somewhat cognizant of the situation and are gleeful at the chance to get revenge against their [[ParentalNeglect neglectful mother.]]



* SlidingScaleOfRobotIntelligence: Most of them are Average Joe like Jenny, but XJ-1 and XJ-2 are closer to Robo-Monkeys, being like a human baby and toddler, respectively. XJ-8 is also a lower-level Average Joe than the rest, being very blunt and inexpressive.

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* SlidingScaleOfRobotIntelligence: Most of them are Average Joe like Jenny, but XJ-1 and XJ-2 XJ-1, XJ-2, XJ-3 are closer to Robo-Monkeys, being like a human baby and toddler, toddlers, respectively. XJ-8 is also a lower-level Average Joe than the rest, being very blunt and inexpressive.



* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's not stated what Brit's ethnic background is, but she has dark skin and a British accent. Given that her cousin Tiff speaks in African-American vernacular English, she can either be a African-American anglophilic girl or that she's an Afro-Anglan foreign exchange student. Alternately, she's still a British exchange student, but of ''Indian'' descent (which would not be unordinary given the history of the British Raj).

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's not stated what Brit's ethnic background is, but she has dark skin and a British accent. Given that her cousin Tiff speaks in African-American vernacular English, she can either be a African-American anglophilic girl or that she's an Afro-Anglan Afro-British foreign exchange student. Alternately, she's still a British exchange student, but of ''Indian'' descent (which would not be unordinary unusual given the history of the British Raj).



* ForeignCultureFetish: Brit speaks with an English accent, and incoporates the Union Jack into one of her outfits, despite no mention of being an immigrant or exchange student. Some viewers interpret this as an affectation, though the show's creator have specified the Crust family are at least partially English, whatever Brit's specific upbringing.



* StereotypeFlip: The cousins are both mixed raced, but each has traits stereotypically associated with the side of the family she less resembles. Tiff is light-skinned, but speaks in Black English Venacular, has a rougher personality, and has more street-smarts (not to mention criminal connections). Brit is light-skinned, but speaks and acts like an upper-class Brit. [[MetaCasting This even extends to their casting]]: Tiff is voiced by African-American voice actress Cree Summer and Brit by the Caucasian Moira Quirk.

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* StereotypeFlip: The cousins are both mixed raced, but each has traits stereotypically associated with the side of the family she less resembles. Tiff is light-skinned, but speaks in Black English Venacular, has a rougher personality, and has more street-smarts (not to mention criminal connections). Brit is light-skinned, tan-skinned, but speaks and acts like an upper-class Brit. [[MetaCasting This even extends to their casting]]: Tiff is voiced by African-American voice actress Cree Summer and Brit by the Caucasian Moira Quirk.Quirk.
* UnexplainedAccent: Brit speaks with an English accent, and incoporates the Union Jack into one of her outfits, despite no mention of being an immigrant or exchange student. Some viewers have interpreted this as [[ForeignCultureFetish an affectation for British culture]], though the show's creator have specified the Crust family are at least partially English, whatever Brit's specific upbringing is.
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* TheDogBitesBack: Their intro episode has them BrainwashedAndCrazy and attacking Mrs. Wakeman. They all seem at least somewhat cognizant of the situation and are gleeful at the chance to get revenge against their [[ParentalNeglect neglectful mother.]]
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* AbusiveParents: To the other models of the XJ line, who she [[ParentalNeglect keeps deactivated in the basement for being imperfect]]. They are notably gleeful to get the chance to attack her when reactivated and used by the VillainOfTheWeek.
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* BassoProfundo: A quality that often comes with being voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, of course.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be like that at times, but she always has good intentions.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She can be like that at times, but she always has good intentions.often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.can be like that at times, but she always has good intentions.

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* HeroWithBadPublicity: Despite saving the world multiple times, the [[UngratefulTownsfolk citizens of Tremorton]] (primarily at school) [[DependingOnTheWriter occasionally]] treat her like garbage. A particularly ''nasty'' example of this occurs in the Christmas special where she spends a year [[BrainwashedAndCrazy under mind control that causes her to destroy holidays]] and when she manages to escape, even Brad, Tuck and her own mother believe she did those things by choice. Her classmates also hate her in "Killgore" for trying to hurt Killgore, despite Killgore being a CardCarryingVillain.
** She manages to get some well-earned respect she yearned for after ''Escape from Cluster Prime'' and is eventually promoted by General of Skyway Patrol a "city treasure" in "A Spoonful of Mayhem".

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* HeroWithBadPublicity: Despite saving the world multiple times, the [[UngratefulTownsfolk citizens of Tremorton]] (primarily at school) [[DependingOnTheWriter occasionally]] treat her like garbage. A particularly ''nasty'' example of this occurs in the Christmas special where she spends a year [[BrainwashedAndCrazy under mind control that causes her to destroy holidays]] and when she manages to escape, even Brad, Tuck and her own mother believe she did those things by choice. Her classmates also hate her in "Killgore" for trying to hurt Killgore, despite Killgore being a CardCarryingVillain.
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CardCarryingVillain. She manages to get some well-earned respect she yearned for after ''Escape "Escape from Cluster Prime'' Prime" and is eventually promoted by General of Skyway Patrol a "city treasure" in "A Spoonful of Mayhem".



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.



* MagicSkirt: Justified, as that "skirt" is made out of metal and is actually her pelvis.
** In one official promotional material, Brad and Tuck is seen accidentally taking her underwear out of her drawer, implying that she indeed wears metallic panties, this was later retconned in the episode 'Crash Pad Crash'.

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* MagicSkirt: Justified, as that "skirt" is made out of metal and is actually her pelvis.
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pelvis. In one official promotional material, Brad and Tuck is are seen accidentally taking her underwear out of her drawer, implying that she indeed wears metallic panties, though this was later retconned in the episode 'Crash "Crash Pad Crash'.Crash".



* SuperStrength: "The strength of a million-and-seventy men," if the theme song is to be taken literally. [[note]]If it is to be taken literally, that means Jenny should be able to bench press between 67,504 tons if the men used as reference are of average strength, and 551,038 tons if they're around the current human limit.[[/note]]
** Additionally, she mentions she weighs 600 pounds.

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* SuperStrength: "The strength of a million-and-seventy men," if the theme song is to be taken literally. [[note]]If it is to be taken literally, that means Jenny should be able to bench press between 67,504 tons if the men used as reference are of average strength, and 551,038 tons if they're around the current human limit.[[/note]]
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Make no mistake, Jenny is a good person deep down, but when she's truly annoyed by someone or something, she's not one to hold back any speeches or her strength and likes to apply equal consequences to the situation.



* [[MrImagination Ms Imagination]]: Becomes this in "Daydream Believer" after her mother installs a dream chip into her system.

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* [[MrImagination Ms Imagination]]: MsImagination: Becomes this in "Daydream Believer" after her mother installs a dream chip into her system.
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* WellIntentionedExtremist: Both violently and non-violently, Jenny can pull some ridiculous methods if it's to get rid of whatever MonsterOfTheWeek is attacking Tremorton (or alternatively whatever teenage plight is occurring for her), but she has good intentions behind all of it. Unfortunately, it also makes her destructive and leads to her having a bad reputation ''because'' of her extremism.
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Are you sure? I don't think she is a jerk


* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.
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[[folder:The Crust Cousins]]Cousins (Brit, Tiff)]]



* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's not stated what Brit's ethnic background is, but she has dark skin and a British accent. Given that her cousin Tiff speaks in African-American vernacular English, she can either be a African-American anglophilic girl or that she's an Afro-Anglan foreign exchange student.
** Alternately, she's still a British exchange student, but of ''Indian'' descent (which would not be unordinary given the history of the British Raj).

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: It's not stated what Brit's ethnic background is, but she has dark skin and a British accent. Given that her cousin Tiff speaks in African-American vernacular English, she can either be a African-American anglophilic girl or that she's an Afro-Anglan foreign exchange student.
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student. Alternately, she's still a British exchange student, but of ''Indian'' descent (which would not be unordinary given the history of the British Raj).



* ForeignCultureFetish: Brit speaks with an English accent despite her cousin speaking in an American accent (with Afro-American vernacular). Then again, given they are cousins as opposed to sisters, it could be that Brit is a ForeignExchangeStudent or grew up with the accent for her life.

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* ForeignCultureFetish: Brit speaks with an English accent accent, and incoporates the Union Jack into one of her outfits, despite her cousin speaking in no mention of being an American accent (with Afro-American vernacular). Then again, given they immigrant or exchange student. Some viewers interpret this as an affectation, though the show's creator have specified the Crust family are cousins as opposed to sisters, it could be that Brit is a ForeignExchangeStudent or grew up with the accent for her life.at least partially English, whatever Brit's specific upbringing.



* IronyAsSheIsCast: Tiff, the lighter of the two, is voiced by African-American voice actress Cree Summer. Meanwhile Brit, who is brown-skinned, is voiced by the Caucasian Moira Quirk.



* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: Tiff is very pale-skinned, but speaks almost exclusively in African-American lingo given her [[Creator/CreeSummer voice actress]]. This is made even more noticeable when opposite Brit, who speaks with a refined British accent.
** Later averted, as Renzetti conformed in a fan reply on his Twitter that Tiff was indeed biracial.

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* PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy: An unusual ambiguous example: Tiff is very pale-skinned, but speaks almost exclusively in African-American lingo given her [[Creator/CreeSummer voice actress]]. This is made even more noticeable when lingo, opposite Brit, who speaks with a refined British accent.
** Later averted, as Renzetti conformed in a fan reply on his Twitter that Tiff was indeed biracial.
accent. However, their relation implies (and the show's creator confirm) at least some of Tiff's family are black, muddying whether her speech is natural or affected.



* StereotypeFlip: The cousins are both mixed raced, but each has traits stereotypically associated with the side of the family she less resembles. Tiff is light-skinned, but speaks in Black English Venacular, has a rougher personality, and has more street-smarts (not to mention criminal connections). Brit is light-skinned, but speaks and acts like an upper-class Brit. [[MetaCasting This even extends to their casting]]: Tiff is voiced by African-American voice actress Cree Summer and Brit by the Caucasian Moira Quirk.



* YourSizeMayVary: Tiff's height, she is either slighty taller than Jantrice or is smaller than Pteresa

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* YourSizeMayVary: Tiff's height, she Tiff is either slighty taller than Jantrice or is smaller than Pteresa
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Correcting because she's obviously a robot.


* WeaksauceWeakness: Water tends to fry her circuits or rust her skin.

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* WeaksauceWeakness: Water tends to fry her circuits or rust her skin.metal shell.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She often shifts between this and NiceGirl, depending on whether the episode is making liberal use of SurroundedByIdiots.
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* AnimalMotifs: Spiders pop up several times during the show. First there's her spider-legs function, then there's the time she outright transformed into a spider to scare the Crust Cousins, and lastly, there's Cluster Prime's anti-Jenny propaganda video, comparing her to a spider. The last example makes sense when you remember that Cluster Prime's military/elites is made up of MechanicalInsects, insects being the main prey of spiders.

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